Lip products are often one of the first things that people switch to toxin-free. Let's face it. What you're putting on your lips, you're likely eating too.

What's In Your Lip Balm, Lipgloss and Lipstick? Plus, Some Non Toxic Suggestions and Safe Swaps

Ingredients to avoid:

Parabens: (methylparaben, butylparaben, anything ending in -paraben)

• Health concerns include: endocrine disruption, cancer, and developmental and reproductive toxicity. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has the best breakdown of research on parabens that I’ve found.

Synthetic Colors & Dyes: (FD&C Blue 1, Green 3, Yellow 5 & 6, Red 33):

• Derived from coal tar

• Health concerns include cancer and organ system toxicity

Butylated Compounds: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

• Health concerns include: endocrine disruption, organ-system toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicity, cancer, irritation

Fragrance and Flavor: Fragrance, natural fragrance, parfum, flavor, natural flavor

• A proprietary term that can hide over 3,00 individual chemicals within the term

• Health concerns include: cancer, developmental and reproductive toxicity, allergies, sensitivities

Petrolatum: Petroleum jelly, mineral oil, paraffin oil

• Byproduct of refining petroleum

• Health concern: cancer. Could potentially be contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Safer Options

Healthy Jelly

Little Otter Lip Balm

Crunchi Lipgloss

Crunchi Lipstick